G4S Annual Report and Accounts 2011

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Overview Strategic review Performance Governance Executive management team Nick Buckles Chief executive officer Nick has worked in the security industry for 27 years, focusing throughout this time on the commercial and strategic aspects of all areas of security services. After a variety of commercial roles throughout the group, he was responsible for driving significant profit improvements in many Securicor businesses throughout the 1990s as a business unit managing director and divisional chief executive of the security division. He was also instrumental in the development of Securicor’s security sector focus, becoming group chief executive in 2002, and in bringing together Group 4 Falck and Securicor to create the combined group. Nick became chief executive of G4S in July 2005. Nick is chairman of the Ligue Internationale des Sociétés de Surveillance, the international association of leading security companies. Trevor Dighton Chief financial officer Trevor has worked in the security industry for 26 years. After several years in both the accountancy profession and commerce working in the finance function and general management, he joined BET in 1986 as finance director of its security and communications division. Trevor joined Securicor in 1995 and, following a number of years as finance director of the security division, he was appointed to the board of Securicor plc in June 2002 as group finance director. He became chief financial officer of G4S in July 2004. Trevor is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Grahame Gibson Chief operating officer and Regional CEO – Americas Grahame has been involved in the security industry for 29 years, having joined Group 4’s UK operating company in 1983 as finance director. Since that time, Grahame has held a number of operational, management and board positions in the UK, USA, Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria. His broad experience of the security industry and management of businesses across a diverse range of cultures has been invaluable to the group throughout its development. Grahame joined the board of G4S plc in April 2005. Grahame is a board member of the Ligue Internationale des Sociétés de Surveillance. Debbie McGrath Group Communications director Debbie is Group Communications director, heading the corporate communications team which focuses on the group’s key audiences – investors, media, government, employees and customers. Debbie has a broad range of experience in marketing, corporate communications, brand development and implementation, and crisis communications. Prior to the merger between Group 4 Falck and Securicor, Debbie was employed in a number of senior marketing and communications roles within the Securicor group from 1993 to 2004. Before joining Securicor, Debbie had also held marketing positions with ICC Information Group and Honeywell Bull. Debbie is also chairman of the CBI South East Regional Council (the representative body for all CBI member companies based in the South East of England and the Thames Valley) and a member of the CBI Chairmen’s Committee which takes the lead responsibility for setting the CBI’s position on all policy matters. 52 G4S plc Annual Report and Accounts 2011 Graham Levinsohn Group Strategy and Development director Graham has more than 18 years’ experience in the security industry, having joined Securicor Cash Services in 1994 as general manager – marketing. Since then, Graham has held a number of commercial and line management positions in both the cash and security lines of business. Graham was responsible for the creation of the UK cash centres outsourcing business in 2001 as managing director, before moving on to become divisional managing director for G4S Cash Services UK, and then regional president – Nordics. He became group strategy & development director in 2008 and joined the Executive Committee in 2010. David Taylor-Smith Chief operating officer and Regional CEO – UK and Africa In addition to his existing role as Regional CEO, UK and Africa, David was appointed as Group COO in January 2012. In his new position, David has responsibility for developing G4S’s main service lines globally. David joined G4S in 1998 as managing director, G4S Hong Kong. He moved back to the UK in 2002 and has held a number of positions in the company, including CEO, G4S UK and Ireland, and managing director of G4S Justice Services. Prior to joining G4S, David held senior roles with Jardine Matheson, Project ORBIS and Operation Raleigh. Before this he was a British army officer and served in Northern Ireland, Germany, England, Namibia and in Cyprus with the United Nations. David has a degree from the University of Southampton and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has also held positions on the board of several charities, and currently sits on the Public Services Board of the CBI. In 2003 he was awarded the MBE in recognition of his charitable activities overseas.
Governance Financial statements Shareholder information Søren Lundsberg-Nielsen Group general counsel Søren began his career as a lawyer in Denmark and since 1984 he has had a wide range of legal experience as general counsel for international groups in Denmark, Belgium and the US before joining Group 4 Falck in 2001 as general counsel. Søren has been involved in a wide range of successful mergers and acquisitions during his career, including the acquisition of Wackenhut and the merger of Group 4 Falck and Securicor. Søren now has overall responsibility for all internal and external legal services for G4S as well as the group’s insurance programme. Søren is a member of the Danish Bar and Law Society, a member of the advisory board of the Danish UK Chamber of Commerce and author of the book “Executive Management Contracts”, published in Denmark. Irene Cowden Group HR director Irene has spent her career in HR management, specialising in employee relations, organisational development, talent management and compensation issues. She has been involved in major change projects including the cultural and integration aspects of mergers and acquisitions, as well as large scale organisational change involving workforce restructuring, working in partnership with major trade unions. Irene has worked in the security industry for 34 years and has held director level positions at business unit, divisional and corporate level. She was appointed to the board of Securicor plc in 2002 as group HR director. Irene is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD). Willem van de Ven Regional CEO – Europe Willem has served over 20 years with G4S and its corporate predecessors in Holland. He started out in the former Randstad group where he became Regional Director. Willem then served as HR director and managing director of the Netherlands security company Randon which was subsequently acquired by Securicor. In April 2003, Willem was appointed as Securicor’s regional managing director (Africa), becoming the regional president for G4S Africa (Sub-Sahara) in 2004. In July 2010, Willem was appointed regional CEO – Europe. Dan Ryan Regional CEO – Asia Middle East Dan joined G4S in August 2010, from global logistics and transportation company Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) where he held a number of senior management positions including regional president for Greater China for NOL’s APL and APLL divisions, regional president for the Middle East for the APL division and regional president for Europe for the group’s APL Logistics division. He was a member of the NOL Group Executive Team. He also held various managing director positions for NOL including Middle East, Hong Kong/South China and Indonesia and was a regional head for the Middle East a during his 20-year career with the group. Dan is a Charter Member of the Middle East Logistics/Supply Chain Management Forum, Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association and the American Chamber of Commerce – Shanghai. G4S plc Annual Report and Accounts 2011 53
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